Vulnerability · Published Sep 14, 2023 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2023-25588Field `the_bfd` of `asymbol` is uninitialized in function `bfd_mach_o_get_synthetic_symtab`
Medium 4.7
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 from Fedora. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 67.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in Binutils. The field `the_bfd` of `asymbol`struct is uninitialized in the `bfd_mach_o_get_synthetic_symtab` function, which may lead to an application crash and local denial of service.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | binutils | 2.39.50.20221208-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25588 |
| Debian:13 | binutils | 2.39.50.20221208-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25588 |
| Debian:14 | binutils | 2.39.50.20221208-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25588 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | binutils | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | USN-6101-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | binutils | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25588 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | binutils | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | see references |
| Fedora | Fedora 37 | see references |
| Fedora | Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 | see references |
| Fedora | Fedora 36 | see references |
| Fedora | Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 | see references |
| Fedora | Fedora 36 | see references |
| Fedora | Fedora | see references |
| Fedora | Fedora 37 | see references |
| Fedora | Fedora 37 | see references |
| Fedora | Fedora 37 | see references |
| Fedora | Fedora 36 | see references |
| Fedora | Fedora 36 | see references |
| Fedora | Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 | see references |
| Fedora | Fedora 36 | see references |
Weakness: CWE-457 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25588 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2167505 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29677
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=d12f8998d2d086f0a6606589e5aedb7147e6f2f1
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0003/